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In reply to the discussion: Nothing justifies this response [View all]erronis
(24,614 posts)26. Don't forget Israel's attack on the USS Liberty or their spying on US citizens (NSO Pegasus)
You did say "over the last 40 years" which conveniently skips this horrific attack.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Liberty_incident
The USS Liberty incident was an attack on a United States Navy technical research ship (spy ship), USS Liberty, by Israeli Air Force jet fighter aircraft and Israeli Navy motor torpedo boats, on 8 June 1967, during the Six-Day War.[2] The combined air and sea attack killed 34 crew members (naval officers, seamen, two marines, and one civilian NSA employee), wounded 171 crew members, and severely damaged the ship.[3] At the time, the ship was in international waters north of the Sinai Peninsula, about 25.5 nautical miles (47.2 km; 29.3 mi) northwest from the Egyptian city of Arish.[1][4]
Israel apologized for the attack, saying that the USS Liberty had been attacked in error after being mistaken for an Egyptian ship.[5] Both the Israeli and U.S. governments conducted inquiries and issued reports that concluded the attack was a mistake due to Israeli confusion about the ship's identity.[6] Others, including survivors of the attack, have rejected these conclusions and maintain that the attack was deliberate.[7][8]
Israel apologized for the attack, saying that the USS Liberty had been attacked in error after being mistaken for an Egyptian ship.[5] Both the Israeli and U.S. governments conducted inquiries and issued reports that concluded the attack was a mistake due to Israeli confusion about the ship's identity.[6] Others, including survivors of the attack, have rejected these conclusions and maintain that the attack was deliberate.[7][8]
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So few understand how this kind of religious insanity influences our policies.
Scrivener7
Apr 2024
#15
Don't forget Israel's attack on the USS Liberty or their spying on US citizens (NSO Pegasus)
erronis
Apr 2024
#26
Trump saying move US Embassy to Jerusalem, when he was POTUS, was a big pander to US Evangelicals
Attilatheblond
Apr 2024
#28
But sometimes innocents are killed -- does that mean we should never fight a war?
LauraInLA
Apr 2024
#37
There would have been 5x the Japanese dead in a invasion, and starvation due to the blockade
EX500rider
Apr 2024
#96
The Nazis believed they were protecting their country and people as a just case
Ping Tung
Apr 2024
#69
Do you have some things that you can specifically show? She is not 'right leaning' IMHO.
Celerity
Apr 2024
#87
I'm glad people are saying this in conversation. It's a talk that's been waiting too long.
marble falls
Apr 2024
#14
I have been watching from the sidelines not wanting have any harsh words with people I respect ...
marble falls
Apr 2024
#29
We have an ongoing if difficult diplomatic relationship with Iran. Iran can be negotiated with as was done in the past.
Ford_Prefect
Apr 2024
#24
Israel has gotten the lions share of "Foreign aid" for decades. I remember in Reagan years when we were subsidising ...
marble falls
Apr 2024
#30
False, Israel be humane and some other power leads a Palestinian state. Hamas nor Bibi wants any of that ...
uponit7771
Apr 2024
#90
The elimination of a persistent threat to the people of the attacked nation
TheKentuckian
Apr 2024
#71